verminate

intransitive verb

ver·​mi·​nate

-məˌnāt,

usually -āt+V

-ed/-ing/-s

1

archaic : to breed vermin

2

: to become infested with vermin

Word History

Etymology

Latin verminatus, past participle of verminare to have worms, from vermis worm

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